Written by: Dallas Walsh

Sabine Andrew gulps heavily as she looks back at Nathan Lockhart as they stand across from one another in the living room of the Rockwell mansion. She just returned home and when she saw Nathan, he advised that they had to talk to get a few things straight. She has no idea what that could mean, but she hopes that she hasn't done anything to upset him.

"We have to talk?" she asks him as she moves further into the living room and puts her Chanel purse down on the sofa. "What is on your mind?"

"Honestly, I was hoping we could talk about us," Nathan replies to her. "I feel like we've barely had any time together since I've been back in Kelsey Lake."

Sabine uneasily nods back to him. "It's funny you say that, because I was just telling Quinn that I feel like time has been racing lately. What don't we plan to have a nice dinner together and we can catch up and see where we are?"

"I'd like that very much Sabine," Nathan informs her. "But I hope you know that I still love you very much. That has never changed."

Sabine smiles back to him as she moves up to him and kisses him on his lips. "I'm happy to hear that, because that has never changed for me either, Nathan. I still love you very much."

They embrace each other which allows Nathan's smile to fade away into a look of disgust at the thought of Sabine in bed with his brother, Mac Rockwell, continue to haunt him.

***

Lexington Rockwell slowly moves towards the front door of Casper Ross' private firm agency. He takes a deep breath as he peers inside and can see the man that he was falling for inside behind his desk. Lex knows that he has been troubled since he learned that Casper had a torrid affair with his brother, Cole Rockwell. The feeling that he could share a lover with Cole has really turned him off, but he can't deny that he is still attracted to Casper.

The other thing that Lex knows is adding a complication to the situation is that he slept with Jaxson Williams after he learned about Casper's affair with Cole. Lex was intrigued by the man that looked his dead husband, Jarek Williams, and once they got to talking, they ended up in bed together.

Of course, this has left Lex feeling like he is torn, but he isn't sure if he is actually interested in Jaxson or if he is intrigued because he Jarek's twin brother.

"Hey, I hope I am not interrupting anything," Lex announces as he finally opens the door to Casper's office and moves inside.

Casper looks over and gets a sly grin on his face, as he knows that Lex hasn't been very happy with him since the truth about his affair with Cole came out. "I always have time for you," Casper says as he stands up from behind his desk. "I'm happy to see you, actually. I know you've been…uh…unhappy with me since my fling with Cole was revealed."

Lex uneasily chuckles back to him. "That's putting it mildly," he admits to him. "It's just a lot to wrap my head around, that's all."

"I completely understand," Casper tells him. "But I do want you to know that there is nothing else going on between Cole and I, and there hasn't been for a very long time."

"I believe you," Lex nods to him. "And, Cole said that the same thing. I guess I came to you today because I am telling you that I am just taking time to understand what happened and trying to wrap my head around it. I hope you can appreciate that."

"Of course, I do," Casper tells him. "I'll be here waiting for you, no matter what you decide. But I hope you decide that we are worth a shot, a real shot. Because I think that we could have something special Lex."

***

"I'm back," Madison Stewart looks at Cole as they face one another in the hallway of the hospital.

Cole had stopped by the hospital to drop off some takeout food from the country club since he knew that the Blackmore's had been at the hospital for a while as they wait for more updates on Vivian's Blackmore's condition following her car accident. To his surprise, he saw his former fiancé coming out of her mother's hospital room; he didn't expect to see Madi at the hospital, but as he looks at her, with her long flowing blonde hair, he realizes that it makes sense that she would be back to see her mother.

"You look surprised to see me, Cole. Are you okay?" Madi asks with a bit of a chuckle.

"I … I guess I wasn't expecting to see you here," Cole admits to her as he puts the food down and hugs her. "But it makes sense that you'd be here. What's the latest with your Mom? How are holding up?"

Madi signs back to him. "I am worried about her," she admits to him. "The doctors keep saying that the swelling in her brain isn't going down, and I am just worried that means she will stay in her coma for a very long time."

"I am so sorry that this is happening," Cole looks back at her. "You know that I have a long and complicated history with Vivian, but I would never want this to happen to her."

"I know," Madi nods back to him. "I appreciate you being here and coming with food supplies. The pickings are pretty slim in the cafeteria."

"It is the least I can do," Cole looks back at her. "And for the record, Madi, it is nice to see you, even it is not under the most ideal circumstances."

***

Meanwhile, in another waiting room, Houston Blackmore sits next to Celeste Baldwin, who arrived to comfort her friend. Celeste wanted to make sure that was doing okay since his mother is fighting for her life.

"When I got here," Celeste looks over at Houston. "It seemed like you were upset about more than just your mother. Is everything else okay?"

Houston sighs back to his recent lover as he recalls seeing his father, Kent Blackmore, in the arms of his ex-fiancé, Stacey Rockwell. He knows that they are forging forward with their relationship, but it still hurts him because of his long history with Stacey.

"You know me so well," he says with a half chuckle. "Right before you arrived, I saw Kent and Stacey holding one another."

"It still bothers you, doesn't it? That your father and the mother of your child are sleeping together?"

"How could it not?" Houston asks her quickly. "I think Stacey is the love of my life and she is with my father, of all people."

Celeste grabs his hand and squeezes it. "I am sorry that you are going through this," she tells him. "I hope you know that I am here for you, if you need anything."

Houston locks eyes with her as he recalls how they fell into bed with one another recently. "I really appreciate that, Celeste. You're a good friend."

***

Later that evening, Mac Rockwell opens the door to the study in the Rockwell mansion and moves inside as Helena Grant follows him. The two just had another romantic date, and Mac invited her back to the mansion for a nightcap, however, he wanted more privacy, so he came to study instead of staying in the living room. He moves closer to the bar, which is next to the fireplace, which has large flames raging inside of it.

"Would you like a brandy for your nightcap?" Mac asks the police detective.

Helena purses her lips together. "That sounds lovely, thank you."

"You're most welcome," Mac replies to her as he pours two drinks. "I should be thanking you; I had another wonderful evening with you, Helena."

Helena accepts her brandy before she looks back into Mac's eyes. "I have had a great time too Mac. I am almost scared because this feels like it might be too good to be true."

Mac chuckles back to her. "What? You having a good time with a man that is very attracted to you?"

"I mean, all of this," she admits to him before she takes a sip of her brandy. "When I first met you, the last thing I ever expected was to be falling for you."

Mac arches his eyebrow. "Are you? Falling for me, I mean?"

"I think I am. Is that a bad thing?"

Mac chuckles as he moves closer to her and kisses her on the lips. "It's a very good thing," he looks into her eyes as their lips part. "Because I am falling for you as well."

Helena smiles back to him before she leans in and kisses him passionately again. "I have an idea," he whispers to her. "Why don't we take our nightcaps to my room and I can show you how attracted I really am to you."

"Why, Mr. Rockwell," Helena teases him. "Are you suggesting that I spent the night with you?"

"All night with me," he replies to her. "Only, you might not get a lot of sleep."

"I'm suddenly getting my second wind anyways," she purrs to him. "Lead the way, Mac."

***

The next morning, Quinn Cunningham stands in the nursery of the Rockwell Mansion as she looks at her son, Jumper, who is sleeping in his crib. She still can't believe that she is a mother; she just hopes that she can raise Jumper to be a great human being.

"I am so sorry that you don't have a father figure right now," Quinn whispers to her son as she thinks about how Deacon Cooper left her after it was revealed that Marat Kafelinkov is really Jumper's father, not him. She still wants to ensure that she can get back together with Deacon, because she still loves him. "But I will make it right baby Jumper. You will have Deacon in your life, and you can also get to know Marat."

"The most important thing is your happiness little Jumper," she continues to look at her son. "And I will make sure that you are happy, no matter what I have to do because I am your mother and that is my job."

She moves over to her purse when she hears her cell phone start to ring. "Yes, hello," she says as she answers her call. "Already? Ugh, thank you."

She hangs up the phone and feels her heart fall into her chest. "The annulment went through. Deacon and I, we are no longer married," she says to herself as she bites her lower lip.

***

At the country club, Marat sits at a table by himself with some eggs benedict in front of him. While he takes a sip of his coffee, he looks at his food and wonders why he ordered so much as he doesn't have much of an appetite.

His mind is racing about the fact that for months Quinn lied to him about the paternity of Jumper; she even had a paternity test altered to prove that Deacon, not he, was the father of her son. But the truth came out thanks to him and Dyhannah's plan; now, he has no idea what he is going to do as he has another child.

"I have other children with Celeste," he whispers to himself. "But Celeste has always put the children first, despite having some drama. But Quinn, she lied to me over and over. She wanted to ensure I never knew that Jumper was my boy."

He takes another sip of his coffee. "I have to do something to ensure that Quinn knows that she can't erase me from my son's life. I must make sure she doesn't keep manipulating me. But what can I do? There must be something…because I won't let her keep me away from my son."

***

Dyhannah Cooper quickly walks through the hallways of the hospital as she is trying to Chase Cooper; she knows that he has been at the hospital since he got the call about Vivian's accident, so she is there to see how he is holding up. Deep down, she can't help but recall how she admitted to their son, Deacon, that she was feeling insecure in the sense that she hopes that Vivian's accident wouldn't cause Chase's feelings to come back to light.

She freezes when she sees Chase leaving the hospital chapel. She can tell that he looks exhausted and hungry; she hopes that her presence will be comforting to him.

"Morning," she says as she moves up to him. "You look tired Chase, you should come home to get some rest."

"Good morning Dyhannah," Chase replies to her. "It's been a long night here; I'm afraid I didn't get much sleep."

"That's why I think you should come home to get some rest," Dyhannah informs him. "I'm sure you can take a couple hours break from being here."

"I don't think that's a good idea," he admits back to her. "It's not looking good for Vivian; the swelling in her brain hasn't gone down and the doctor doesn't think that's much else he can do for her."

Dyhannah sighs back to him as she can see how the news is upsetting him. "I am sorry Chase, darling. I wish there was something I, or anyone, could do to make this better."

"I wish that too."

"I am here for you, Chase," Dyhannah grabs his hand. "But I need you to remember that if you don't take care of yourself, you won't be good for anyone else that needs you, and that includes Vivian."

"I'll keep that in mind," he winks back to her. "Thanks for being here, you're exactly the person I needed to see this morning."

"I always here for you Chase. You never need to worry about that."

***

Stacey watches as Kent opens the door to Vivian's hospital room as he moves inside. Once the door is closed, Stacey moves closer to the door and sees Kent sitting next to his ex-wife.

"Hey Vivian, it's me, Kent," he whispers as he grabs her hand and kisses it. "The doctors have changed your medication, that has to be a good thing, right? We are still hoping that the new medication will help with the swelling around your brain; if that happens, there is a good chance that you will come back to us."

Kent pauses as he looks at Vivian, who doesn't move in the bed. He sighs a little before he kisses her hand again. "Come on, Viv, you know you want to open your eyes and beg me to take you out of this place. Don't give up, not yet, okay?"

At the doorway, Stacey turns away from watching Kent talk to Vivian and she leans up against the wall as she bites her lower lip. She can't help but feel insecure about seeing Kent interact with Vivian.

"I'll be back soon," Kent tells Vivian as he stands up from her bedside. "And in the meantime, please get better and open your eyes. That's all we want, Vivian."

He starts to walk towards the door, not seeing Vivian's fingers twitch as he leaves the room.

***

Lucinda Rockwell slowly moves up the stairs in the Rockwell mansion. She's had a heck of a day, so she is looking forward to drawing a hot bath, pouring a glass of wine, relaxing and then crawling into bed.

As she moves towards her bedroom, she can't help but get a smile on her face as she thinks about how Levy, Nathan, she quickly corrects herself in her head, and Mac are getting along. After everything they've been through, she finally feels like she has peace within her family.

She reaches her bedroom and opens the door but gasps when she sees inside her room: there is a small table with candles on it, soft music playing and a bottle of champagne chilling next to the table.

"What on earth?" she asks as she moves into room and closes the door behind herself. "What is all this?"

"A surprise for you," Dane Ashby's voice says as he comes out of the washroom. "I thought you and I were long over do for a romantic dinner for just us. What do you say? Come and eat with me?"

Lucinda shakes her head as she chuckles and moves up to him. "How can I say no to this beautiful arrangement?"

"That's just the answer I was hoping for," he smirks back to her as he pulls out her chair for her as Lucinda takes a seat. "Champagne?"

"I'd love a glass," Lucinda replies to him quickly. "You've really gone above and beyond Dane. I…I don't know what to say."

"It's not every day that you are left speechless, so I think I've done my job well."

"You certainly have," she looks back at him as they lock eyes as he sits across from her. "Thank you for all of this, Dane. Really, I mean that."

"You're welcome, Lucinda," Dane smiles back to her. "I hope you know how much this has meant to me; since I've been back in town, getting to reconnect with you and getting to know our son, these have been the best few months of my life. Some drama, but mostly incredible."

"I couldn't agree more," Lucinda nods back to him. "I guess I didn't realize how much I had missed having a partner until you came back. You know, I am married to Mortimer, but with him being sick…it can be lonely."

"You never have to be lonely again," Dane whispers back to her. "Not as long as I am here. And I am not planning on going anywhere."

"I like the sound of that."

"Do you?" he asks her. "Look inside your glass, Lucinda."

Lucinda arches her eyebrow as she holds up her champagne glass and gasps at the sight of a ring at the bottom of the glass. "Dane? What…what is this?" she asks as she pulls the large diamond ring out of the glass.

"Marry me, Lucinda," he says as he bends down on one knee, as Lucinda gasps back in shock. "Be my partner for the rest of our lives?"

***

The following morning, the Rockwell's are sitting around the large breakfast table while enjoying the buffet of food that their chef's have prepared for them.

"I can't stay too long," Stacey says as she takes a bite of her waffle. "I want to go back to the hospital to see how Vivian is doing."

"Have there been any updates on her?" Lydia asks her daughter in concern.

"Not that I know of," Stacey admits back to her. "I just hating seeing Kent, and Houston, this worried about her."

"Madi is also worried," Cole chimes in. "I ran into her yesterday."

"You saw your former fiancé?" Lucinda asks her grandson. "Does that mean that you two might reunite and you can finally put to rest your blotched romance with Celeste Baldwin?"

"I am not discussing my romantic life at the breakfast table!" Cole huffs to everyone.

"That would be a first," Lex quips over to his brother as they lock eyes for a moment.

Before anyone can say anything else, Mac looks over at his mother and slowly opens his mouth in shock at the sight of her. "Mother?" he asks her quickly. "Do you have something you'd like to share? What is going on?"

Lucinda puts her fork down and quickly realizes that the large diamond ring that Dane gave her is sparkling under the lights in the dining room.

"My goodness," she tries to hide her hand. "I…I guess the cat is out of the bag, unintentionally."

"What cat?" Lydia looks over at Lucinda before she looks at Mac.

"Dane proposed to me last night, and I happened to say yes," Lucinda explains as Cole, Stacey and Lex rush over to congratulate her with hugs.

Lydia and Mac look at one another uneasily before they look back at Lucinda.

"Congratulations Mother," Mac finally says, as Lydia rolls her eyes. She can't place it, but she feels like this might be the biggest mistake of Lucinda's life.

***

Nathan slowly kneels down at a tombstone that is in the cemetery in Kelsey Lake. As he sets the bouquet of red roses down at the base of the tombstone, he looks at the engraved writing in the Italian white marble and feels a sense of sadness sweep over him.

"Slate Orville Lockhart", he whispers to himself as he continues to look at his son's grave. "You were taken too soon from me my beautiful boy. I don't want you to ever think that you're not on my mind, because I think about you each and every day, Slate. Not a day goes by without me thinking of you."

He sighs as he tries to collect himself. "And, as you know, I am now in the middle of this damn affair between Sabine and Mac; I had to pretend that everything was nice between me and my fiancé, even though I know that she was all of Mac's bed. It's disgusting. But don't worry son, I will get them back. You're my witness in that; I will get them back. I know I will."

Nathan slowly stands up and looks back at the tombstone one final time before he turns to leave, but he is surprised to see Celeste standing behind him.

"Celeste," he says as he moves up to her. "What….what are you doing here?"

"I called the mansion," Celeste looks back at him. "And the butler told me you were here. I wanted to see you; how are you? You…you look good, Nathan."

"Thank you, so do you," Nathan looks back at his former lover. "I was just visiting Slate. I still miss him."

"I can only imagine. I won't keep you, I just wanted you to know that I still cherish our times together, and now that you're back, I hope we can be friends."

"I'd like nothing more," Nathan smiles back to her.

***

"Have there been any updates on your Mom today?" Deacon asks his half-sister as they walk through the hallway of the hospital. He hasn't had the chance to catch up with Madi since she returned to town, so he cleared his schedule to ensure he had the time to talk with her because he can only imagine that she is struggling while Vivian is in the hospital.

"The doctors are still waiting to see if the new medication they placed her on will help reduce the swelling in her brain," Madi explains to him. "We haven't heard if it has worked yet or, but the waiting is killing me."

"I am sorry that your return to Kelsey Lake is under these circumstances Madi," Deacon replies to his half-sister. "This doesn't seem fair to you or your family."

"I just want my Mom to come back to us, you know?" Madi says as tears fill her eyes. "We didn't always see eye to eye, and I want a chance to tell her that I love her. God, I don't know what I will do if she doesn't pull through this."

Deacon pulls her into a hug as tears start to stroll down her face. "Don't think that way, Madi. Vivian is a strong woman, she will survive this."

***

"You're back today?" Houston smiles as Celeste moves into the waiting room where he spent the night. "This is a surprise."

"Not only am I back," Celeste holds up a duffle bag. "But I come with clean clothes and a toiletry bag."

"Oh my goodness, you're a life saver," Houston chuckles back to her. "How'd you get into my house?"

"I've been to Vivian's house many times," Celeste reminds him. "I just told Marcella that I wanted to get some things for you, and she let me in."

"I can't thank you enough for this, Celeste," Houston looks back into her eyes. "I really appreciate that."

"It's my pleasure," Celeste tells him. "I am just glad to be helpful."

At the entry way to the waiting room, Cole stands there, having brought some coffee for the group at the hospital, and feels his blood boil at the interaction between Celeste and Houston. Immediately, his mind goes back to seeing them in bed together and he sighs heavily, not even realizing that the fact that he is upset might be an indication that he still has feelings for Celeste.

***

A short time later, Cole steps off the elevators at Rockwell Mining and makes a beeline towards the main office. After seeing the close moment between Celeste and Houston at the hospital, he decided to come to the office to pour himself into work as it will be a good distraction.

He opens the door to the office lets out a loud grunt when he sees Lex sitting behind the desk, typing into his laptop. The last thing he wanted to do was run into his brother, who after the comments at breakfast, clearly still has an issue with his affair Casper.

"I take it by that man noise you just made that you're not happy I'm working in here?" Lex sighs as he looks up from his screen. "We still have to work together, Cole."

Cole, still not being in a pleasant mood from his trip to the hospital, throws his bag down on the sofa. "You know what, Lexington? I'm so fucking tired of you being this higher power than everyone else. So, I fucked Casper, who cares? Sexuality is fluid these days. You know what? Casper loved it. He wanted it so badly. And so did I. But that passed, and I moved on, and so did he. And now, now it's time for you grow a pair and also move on. If you two have something that's real, then go for it. Casper and I, we were never real, we were sex. Nothing more. I just want you to get over this higher than thou attitude and move the fuck on!"

"Jesus," Lex stands up and moves quickly over to the bar and starts to pour a brandy. "You go from 0 to 100 in like, nothing, Cole. What the hell is wrong with you?"

"Nothing! That's exactly my point!" Cole huffs back to him. "I just don't need you making anymore snide remarks at family breakfast or dinner! That's all, move on, or don't, I don't care anymore. Just leave me out of your drama!"

***

"I wonder when we will hear from the doctor again?" Madi asks as she stands next to Houston and Kent in the hospital. She realizes that the doctor does have other patients, but she wishes that they could get an update on Vivian's status, as they are all eager to see if the new medication is helping with the swelling in her brain.

"I am hoping soon," Houston replies to her as Kent comes up behind his son and puts his hand on his shoulder. "The waiting is killing me."

"Do you want me to go see if I can find the doctor?" Kent asks the two of them.

Before they can respond, they hear a commotion coming from the hallway of the hospital. They turn and see two doctors and three nurses rushing into Vivian's room. Madi and Houston look at one another in a panic before they rush towards their mother's room.

"What do you think is happening?" Madi asks Houston as they try to look inside the small window into their mother's room. "Do you think…?"

"No, she's not dying," Houston bites his lip as he hopes he's not wrong. "She can't be dying…we can't lose our mother!"

***

"I appreciate you bringing me up a plate of breakfast to your bedroom," Helena smiles to Mac as they stand in the living room of the Rockwell mansion.

Mac turns back to his lover as he finishes placing some files in his briefcase. "Of course," he winks back to her. "I didn't think that having you join the family at breakfast would be enjoyable just yet. I am not sure they are ready to know that we are lovers."

At the doorway, Nathan freezes when he sees the police detective and his brother engaged in conversation. He listens carefully to what they are saying, hoping that he will get an idea on how he can get revenge on Mac and Sabine for their affair.

"I agree with you on that," Helena nods back to him. "We took a big step last night, and I enjoyed it, but I think it's best that we take it slowly with the news to your family."

"Then we will be secret lovers for the time being," Mac chuckles back to her. "Because there's no way that last night can just be a onetime event."

"I love the sound of that," Helena purrs back to him.

At the doorway, Nathan arches his eyebrow hearing that Mac and Helena became lovers the previous night. Suddenly, he gets an idea about how he can get revenge on Mac and Sabine.

"Now it's time to execute this plan," he whispers to himself, before he rushes away from the living room, having not been seen by Mac or Helena.

***

A short time later, Lydia opens the door to the main office at Rockwell Mining and moves inside after she sees Mac sitting behind his CEO desk.

"I'm glad you're here," Lydia announces to her former husband as she moves closer to his desk. "I think we need to talk about what happened at breakfast today."

Mac looks back at Lydia as he stands up from behind his desk. "I am assuming that this has to do with my mother's announcement that she is engaged to Dane?"

"It has everything to do with that," Lydia sighs back to him as she moves to the bar to pour herself a brandy. "I am concerned, Mac."

"Dane has always been a very supportive man," Mac tells her. "All he has wanted was to be a part of my life since he is my biological father."

"I understand that," Lydia tells him as she takes a sip of her brandy. "I just feel like we know nothing about him. The last thing I want is for Lucinda to get married to a man that we don't know, that's all."

"I suppose that is fair," Mac nods back to her. "For the record, this wedding won't be happening any time soon."

"Why do you say that?"

"Well, for starters," Mac looks back at her ex-wife. "My mother is still married to Mortimer. If she tries to divorce him, she will lose the power of attorney that she has over him, which will create a lot of headache with the medical center that he is in. There's a lot to think about before she could even try to marry Dane."

"That's probably a good thing," Lydia locks eyes with him. "Because that gives us time to ensure that Dane is the stand-up guy that he wants us to believe he is."

***

"It's not what I wanted to have happen this morning, but the family saw this diamond ring you gave me and so, they know we are engaged," Lucinda tells Dane as they sit next to one another on the sofa in the study of the Rockwell mansion. "For the most part, they seemed happy and excited for us."

"For the most part?" Dane asks her with a chuckle. "There were people who weren't happy for you, for us?"

Lucinda uneasily sighs back to him as she recalls the events earlier in the day. "Mac and Lydia both seemed uneasy about it, at least at first. Mac congratulated me, but Lydia never did."

"Lydia isn't a real Rockwell," Dane reminds her. "She's here because she's the mother of Mac's children."

"Yes, yes," Lucinda waves her hand in the air. "Lydia and I have had our share of butting heads in the past, but I do consider her member of this family. Over the last few years, we have grown…closer."

"What are you saying? You want her approval?" Dane asks her.

Lucinda shrugs back to him. "It would be nice if everyone was on board with this marriage, even though it will not be easy."

"Why do you say that?"

"Because, I am still married to Mortimer, Dane," she looks back at him. "I'd have to divorce him before we could get married."

"Right, I suppose that slipped my mind," Dane admits to her. "I meant what I said when I proposed to you, Lucinda; I want to be your life partner. I want you to be my wife, but I can understand how this process might take longer than we expected."

"I am so happy Dane," Lucinda looks back into his eyes. "This might just have to be a long engagement, that's all."

"I'm fine with that," Dane smiles back to her. "But I do want you to be my wife. I don't know that I can settle for anything less."

***

Quinn listens to the baby monitor as she stands in the living room of the Rockwell mansion. She smiles as she can hear a soft snoring sound coming from Jumper, so she sets the monitor down on the coffee table.

She moves over to bar and pours herself a glass of white wine, which she immediately takes a sip of. Now that Jumper is fast asleep, she can focus on how she can get Deacon back into her life. She hates that the annulment went through but she won't let that stop her.

"There must be something that I can do to make him realize that I love him and that we belong together," she tells herself before she has another sip of her wine. "But what can I do? How can I make him realize that we belong together?"

She turns around when she hears someone move into the living room.

"Quinn Cunningham?" the young man asks as he moves into the living room.

"Yes, how did you get in here?" she asks him.

"The butler let me in," he replies to her as he moves up to her and passes an envelope. "You've been served."

Quinn looks back at him in shock as she accepts the envelope. She sets her wine glass down and quickly opens the package, gasping as she reads the documents inside.

"Oh my God," she says as she covers her mouth in shock. "Marat is suing me for full custody of Jumper! He wants to take my son away from me!"